Category Archives: bdd

Back in Greek mythology, there was a dog called Cerberus. It guarded the gate to the underworld, and it had three heads. There was a great guy called Heracles (Hercules in Latin) who was a demi-god, which means he would … Continue reading →

When I started training, I taught topics. Lots of topics! Nowadays, thanks to some help from Marian Willeke and her incredible understanding of how adults learn, I get to teach capabilities instead. It’s much more fun. This is how I … Continue reading →

One problem I hear repeatedly from people is that they can’t find a good place to start talking about scenarios. An easy trick is to find the person who fought to get the budget for the project (the primary stakeholder) … Continue reading →

At #CukeUp today, there’s going to be a panel on defining BDD, again. BDD is hard to define, for good reason. First, because to do so would be to say “This is BDD” and “This is not BDD”. When you’ve … Continue reading →

Following on from my last blog post about deriving Gherkin from conversations, I wanted to share some tips on tenses. This is beginner stuff, but it turns out there are a lot of beginners out there! It also isn’t gospel, … Continue reading →

The “Given, When, Then” format was originally developed by Dan North and Chris Matts, way back in 2004. It was originally intended as a way of describing class behaviour using something that didn’t involve testing. It was a way of … Continue reading →

…and says to the barman, “I’m in the bar. I’m thirsty. I have £10.23 in my wallet.” “Great,” says the barman. “What can I get you?” The dev looks around. “When you take that glass and put it in front … Continue reading →